Patient's question:
Doctor specializing in infertility treatment for women, hello! I would like to learn more about what causes infertility and what are the treatment methods?Doctor's answer:
The World Health Organization's survey results from the late 1980s in 33 centers across 25 countries showed that about 5% to 8% of couples in developed countries are affected by infertility, while in some regions of developing countries, the prevalence rate of infertility can be as high as 30%, and in China, it is approximately 6% to 15%.Guidance: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that infertility is primarily caused by insufficient innate kidney qi and disharmony of qi and blood in the viscera. According to TCM theory, infertility is classified into types such as kidney deficiency (yang deficiency, yin deficiency), liver stagnation, phlegm-dampness, blood stasis, etc. Different types require different medicinal diet therapy. Below are the dietary and medicinal recipes for kidney deficiency infertility:
1. Kidney Yang Deficiency Infertility: Symptoms include delayed menstruation, reduced amount and pale color, or amenorrhea, dull complexion, sore waist and legs, pale tongue with white coating.
[Recipe] Snow Lotus Chicken Soup: 30g snow lotus flowers, 1 chicken, 10g angelica sinensis, astragalus, and Codonopsis.
[Instructions]: Wash the herbs and chicken together, then stew until cooked. Eat the meat and drink the soup, 1-2 times daily. Wait for several days before cooking again.
[Effectiveness]: Snow lotus dispels cold and dampness, alleviates pain, promotes blood circulation and menstruation, warms the uterus, and resolves blood stasis; angelica sinensis nourishes blood, harmonizes blood, and regulates menstruation; astragalus tonifies the spleen, replenishes qi, and stops sweating; Codonopsis tonifies qi and blood; chicken warms the center, replenishes essence and marrow, benefits the five viscera, and replenishes deficiencies. This soup warms and tonifies kidney yang, making it effective for treating kidney yang deficiency infertility.
2. Kidney Yin Deficiency Infertility: Symptoms include early menstruation, reduced amount, bright red without clots, or normal menstruation but thin body, dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations, insomnia, dry mouth, irritability, and fever, with a slightly red tongue and little coating.
[Recipe] Walnut Goji Berry Congee: 50g walnut kernels, 15g goji berries, and 200g glutinous rice.
[Instructions]: Wash and crush the walnut kernels, then wash the glutinous rice and goji berries together and cook into congee. Eat once daily, preferably regularly.
[Effectiveness]: Walnut kernels tonify the kidneys and strengthen the lower back, especially good for replenishing kidney yin; goji berries tonify qi, strengthen essence, and nourish the liver and kidneys; glutinous rice tonifies the center and replenishes qi. Together, they are suitable for regular consumption by those with kidney yin deficiency infertility.